Cayman Turbo on the way? Turbocharged four-cylinder with 350 horsepower may debut at the Frankfurt show in 2013

Cayman Turbo on the way? Turbocharged four-cylinder with 350 horsepower may debut at the Frankfurt show in 2013

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Cayman Turbo on the way? Turbocharged four-cylinder with 350 horsepower may debut at the Frankfurt show in 2013

This is not really "new" news. In July of last year PorscheBoost reported that a 350 horsepower 2.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder would make its way into the new Cayman and Boxster. It was expected for this motor to take longer to go into the model however as the rumor was the motor would make its debut when the 981 Cayman and Boxster received a facelift somewhere around 2015. Reports not indicate the car with the turbo motor will make its debut as early as next year in Frankfurt.

Rather than being positioned as entry level it seems this will pave the way for a range topping Cayman Turbo. With 350 horses it will likely outperform the standard 911 Carrera causing heads to explode. The 350 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque is said to be offered with PDK only but this makes little sense with PDK and manual options both available in the 981 range as of right now.

Is Porsche finally ready to take the leash off the Boxster and Cayman? Let's hope so, although a turbocharged 2.5 liter four cylinder with 350 horses is hardly as great as putting the upcoming 991 GT3 motor in the Cayman/Boxster platform for a real razor sharp racecar or allowing the Cayman/Boxster to utilize the range of 911 motors that already exist.

Damn a 4 cylinder turbo with that much hp. Must be a pretty big ass turbo... They always leave room for more power cause they can't really strain the turbo with stock settings. Not very economical that way. This car will rip a new $#@! with some bolt ons and tune.

Damn a 4 cylinder turbo with that much hp. Must be a pretty big ass turbo... They always leave room for more power cause they can't really strain the turbo with stock settings. Not very economical that way. This car will rip a new $#@! with some bolt ons and tune.

Haven't EVO's been delivering this much HP and more even in stock form for a while now from a smaller motor? With this being direct injected and higher compression at 2.5 liters I doubt the turbo needs to be all that big.

Haven't EVO's been delivering this much HP and more even in stock form for a while now from a smaller motor? With this being direct injected and higher compression at 2.5 liters I doubt the turbo needs to be all that big.

Yea, Evo has horrible turbo lag though for a stock turbo car. It's pretty much the same size as my stock turbo was. I'm guessing it will all be around that same size.

going the way of the 931 and the 951 (924 and 944 turbos)....interesting to see how this will turn out. The 951s would put the hurting on a 911 in a roadcourse setup due to their 50/50 weight balance..